The Arts Department provides a framework for members to pursue a variety of artistic interests while simultaneously educating our communities on the important role art plays in our lives.

The Arts in the Community Program promotes and supports all aspects of the arts in local communities, including art preservation, arts and crafts, and literature and the performing arts.

The GFWC yearly art contests give members an opportunity to explore their creativity in photography, literature, and poetry. GFWC also sponsors annual youth writing contests that are judged on the local, state and national levels.

The Youth Poetry Contest is held annually to encourage members and youth to develop creative writing skills and to recognize their achievements. We want to extend a special thanks to all of you who delivered the posters to the various schools, to those who collected the poetry submissions, and to those who judged the entries. .

• Posters will be available at the September 2nd meeting to be delivered to the various schools
• Friday - November 7th - Members need to collect student's poems (and posters) from respective schools.
• Friday - November 14th - Members meet to judge the student's poems. The judging will be at Mary Phillips' home - Lunch will be served.

  We appreciate your support and involvement with the Poetry Contest and should you have any questions, please feel free to contact Kathy Casey or Mary Phillips

	Mary Phillips, Arts Department Chairman, presents a grant check to Barbara Bullock, Brentwood High School art teacher.
Our annual Poetry Awards Reception was held on February 21st, 2008 at the Woodland Middle School library. Front row, left to right: Emma Young and Kimberly Eddleman. Middle row, left to right: Joan Fein, Nancy Su, Lance Mott and Jessica Pace. Back row, left to right: Kathy Casey - BWC member in charge of this year's poetry reception, Dawn Kincaid - BWC President, Kathryn Stuart, Christian Randell, Ashton Martin, Maia Foster, Karen Yang, and Emily Eytchinson.
	It's always great fun to meet and greet the students and their families and to listen to the students read their award winning poems.
BWC members acting as hostesses are left to right: Liz Rashkover, Betty Walton, Dawn Kincaid, Diane Jones, perspective member Janet Wahl, Imelda Karlson, Kathy Casey, and perspective member Alice Paille

GFWC Members' Short Story and Poetry Contest: Please submit your entry to Mary Phillips or Kathy Casey so that they can set up a judging committee after December 4th. Only one entry for short story or poetry can be sent in for state judging on January 15th. The Art's Department would love to have a member step forward with an entry.

Past and/or present projects:

Crafts for Harpeth Terrace Convalescent Center

Centerpieces for fundraisers and special luncheons

The Music City District Club Woman's Poetry/Arts and Crafts Contest

TPAC Humanities Outreach in Tennessee ("HOT" Program)

W.O. Smith School of Music Summer Camp

Williamson County Arts Program

Nashville Children's Theater

Annual Youth Poetry Contest

Brentwood High School and Ravenwood High School Music Departments

 

 

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